Unit 5: Fiction Reading and Narrative Writing 2011-2012
Start - January 4th End- February 17th Reading:
Essential Questions:
What makes a good story?
Big Ideas - Inferring to understand
Objectives:
Students will be able to make inferences.
Pre/Post Test:
Read a fiction passage and respond to the questions.
Pre-
Post- Grandfather Shu's Lamp Writing:
Essential Questions:
How do good writers express themselves?
What do good writers write about?
Pre/Post Test:
Big Ideas - All stories contain a plot, setting, and characters, as well as literary techniques authors use to tell a story.
2
No School
3
No School
4Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
Pre-assessments?
5
Writing: Preassessment - "Think about the best time or the worst time you have ever had with your friends. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction, important details, and a good ending.
Reading:
Preassessment-
6
Writing: Generate list of 5 stories about our lives. Students orally talk about theirs and create list.
Language:
Read City Green (M/M)
Reading:
Overview of Story Elements
Immersion reading - record noticings in log.
9
Writing: Model writing a story from our list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language:
Read Brave Irene (M/M)
Reading:
Inferring about the setting
10
Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on strong leads. (Fletcher 66 and 67 - crafting a lead)
Language:
Read The Paper Bag Princess (M/M)
Reading:
Continue focusing on the setting.
11Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
12
Writing: Edit and revise stories.
Language:
Read Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move (M/M)
Reading: Inferring about characters
13
Writing: Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language:
Read Babushka Baba Yaga (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Inferring about characters
16
No School
17
Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on powerful language (Fletcher 50 and 51; Allen 32)
Language: Read Keeepers (M/M)
Reading: Discussing the plot
18 Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
19
Writing: Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Julius the Baby of the World (M/M)
Reading: Continue discussing plot
20
Writing:
Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language: Read A Days Work (M/M)
Reading: Discuss problem and Solution
23
Writing:
Return to story from previous day and focus on showing, not telling (Step Up ?)
Language: Read Mr. Lincoln's Way (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution
24
Writing:
Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Thundercakes (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution
25Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
26
Writing:
Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language
Reading: Summarzing with Miss Nelson is Missing (story on flipchart- M/M)
27
Writing:
Return to story from previous day and focus on endings (Fletcher 68-71)
Language: Read Boundless Grace (M/M)
Reading: Stopping to Wonder and Question
30
Writing:
Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Meteor (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Predicting before reading
31 - Make up day (In case we get behind)
Writing
Language: Read Too Many Tamales
Reading: Predicting while reading
1
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
2
Field Trip to the Capital and the Mint
3
Writing: Putting it all together with a 5th story.
Language: Read Officer Buckle and Gloria (M/M)
Reading: Author's Message
6
Writing:(Model first) Picking a story to take through the publishing process.
Language: Read Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
Reading: Continue with Author's Message
7
Writing
Publishing
Language
Reading
8
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
9
Writing
Publishing
Language
Reading
10
Writing: Write a second draft. Model using all the editing techniques to improve the story before rewriting.
Language: Read Lemonade Club
Reading: Continue Author's Message
13
Writing- Publishing
Language
Reading
14 - TCAP
Writing
Language
Reading
15
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
16 - TCAP
Writing
Language
Reading
17
Writing celebration at some point this day.
Writing: Post Asessement: "Think about a time you were nervous. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction,k important details, and a good ending."
Start - January 4th End- February 17th
Reading:
Essential Questions:
What makes a good story?
Big Ideas - Inferring to understand
Objectives:
Students will be able to make inferences.
Pre/Post Test:
Read a fiction passage and respond to the questions.
Pre-
Post- Grandfather Shu's Lamp
Writing:
Essential Questions:
How do good writers express themselves?
What do good writers write about?
Pre/Post Test:
Big Ideas - All stories contain a plot, setting, and characters, as well as literary techniques authors use to tell a story.
No School
No School
No Formal Lessons
Pre-assessments?
Writing: Preassessment - "Think about the best time or the worst time you have ever had with your friends. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction, important details, and a good ending.
Reading:
Preassessment-
Writing: Generate list of 5 stories about our lives. Students orally talk about theirs and create list.
Language:
Read City Green (M/M)
Reading:
Overview of Story Elements
Immersion reading - record noticings in log.
Writing: Model writing a story from our list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language:
Read Brave Irene (M/M)
Reading:
Inferring about the setting
Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on strong leads. (Fletcher 66 and 67 - crafting a lead)
Language:
Read The Paper Bag Princess (M/M)
Reading:
Continue focusing on the setting.
No Formal Lessons
Writing: Edit and revise stories.
Language:
Read Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move (M/M)
Reading: Inferring about characters
Writing: Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language:
Read Babushka Baba Yaga (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Inferring about characters
No School
Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on powerful language (Fletcher 50 and 51; Allen 32)
Language: Read Keeepers (M/M)
Reading: Discussing the plot
No Formal Lessons
Writing: Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Julius the Baby of the World (M/M)
Reading: Continue discussing plot
Writing:
Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language: Read A Days Work (M/M)
Reading: Discuss problem and Solution
Writing:
Return to story from previous day and focus on showing, not telling (Step Up ?)
Language: Read Mr. Lincoln's Way (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution
Writing:
Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Thundercakes (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution
No Formal Lessons
Writing:
Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
Language
Reading: Summarzing with Miss Nelson is Missing (story on flipchart- M/M)
Writing:
Return to story from previous day and focus on endings (Fletcher 68-71)
Language: Read Boundless Grace (M/M)
Reading: Stopping to Wonder and Question
Writing:
Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
Language: Read Meteor (Patricia Polacco)
Reading: Predicting before reading
Writing
Language: Read Too Many Tamales
Reading: Predicting while reading
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
Field Trip to the Capital and the Mint
Writing: Putting it all together with a 5th story.
Language: Read Officer Buckle and Gloria (M/M)
Reading: Author's Message
Writing:(Model first) Picking a story to take through the publishing process.
Language: Read Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
Reading: Continue with Author's Message
Writing
Publishing
Language
Reading
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
Writing
Publishing
Language
Reading
Writing: Write a second draft. Model using all the editing techniques to improve the story before rewriting.
Language: Read Lemonade Club
Reading: Continue Author's Message
Writing- Publishing
Language
Reading
Writing
Language
Reading
Wednesdays -
No Formal Lessons
Writing
Language
Reading
Writing celebration at some point this day.
Writing: Post Asessement: "Think about a time you were nervous. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction,k important details, and a good ending."
Language
Reading: Post Test